Urban area over the long-term in Italy
Italy: Urban area over the long-term was 13,580 km² per grid cell in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13,580 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
13th
of 202 countries
All-time high
13,580 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
423.82 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Italy, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area over the long-term in Italy stood at 13,580 km² per grid cell. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Italy peaked at 13,580 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 423.82 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Italy ranks 13th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 423.82 km² per grid cell | 423.82 km² per grid cell | 423.82 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 529.77 km² per grid cell | 529.77 km² per grid cell | 529.77 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 831.33 km² per grid cell | 831.33 km² per grid cell | 831.33 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 2,180 km² per grid cell | 2,180 km² per grid cell | 2,180 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 1,148 km² per grid cell | 1,148 km² per grid cell | 1,148 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 1,540 km² per grid cell | 1,540 km² per grid cell | 1,540 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 1,990 km² per grid cell | 1,990 km² per grid cell | 1,990 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 1,857 km² per grid cell | 1,857 km² per grid cell | 1,857 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 1,921 km² per grid cell | 1,921 km² per grid cell | 1,921 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 1,994 km² per grid cell | 1,994 km² per grid cell | 1,994 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 2,070 km² per grid cell | 2,070 km² per grid cell | 2,070 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 2,149 km² per grid cell | 2,149 km² per grid cell | 2,149 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 2,231 km² per grid cell | 2,231 km² per grid cell | 2,231 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 2,316 km² per grid cell | 2,316 km² per grid cell | 2,316 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 2,404 km² per grid cell | 2,404 km² per grid cell | 2,404 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 2,496 km² per grid cell | 2,496 km² per grid cell | 2,496 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 2,590 km² per grid cell | 2,590 km² per grid cell | 2,590 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 2,683 km² per grid cell | 2,683 km² per grid cell | 2,683 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 2,738 km² per grid cell | 2,738 km² per grid cell | 2,738 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 2,793 km² per grid cell | 2,793 km² per grid cell | 2,793 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 2,931 km² per grid cell | 2,931 km² per grid cell | 2,931 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 3,038 km² per grid cell | 3,038 km² per grid cell | 3,038 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 3,151 km² per grid cell | 3,151 km² per grid cell | 3,151 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 3,239 km² per grid cell | 3,239 km² per grid cell | 3,239 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 4,006 km² per grid cell | 4,006 km² per grid cell | 4,006 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 4,612 km² per grid cell | 4,612 km² per grid cell | 4,612 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 5,124 km² per grid cell | 5,124 km² per grid cell | 5,124 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 5,287 km² per grid cell | 5,287 km² per grid cell | 5,287 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 5,341 km² per grid cell | 5,341 km² per grid cell | 5,341 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 5,405 km² per grid cell | 5,405 km² per grid cell | 5,405 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 5,405 km² per grid cell | 5,405 km² per grid cell | 5,405 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 5,523 km² per grid cell | 5,523 km² per grid cell | 5,523 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 6,586 km² per grid cell | 6,097 km² per grid cell | 7,087 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 7,762 km² per grid cell | 7,195 km² per grid cell | 8,352 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,086 km² per grid cell | 8,489 km² per grid cell | 9,558 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,894 km² per grid cell | 9,637 km² per grid cell | 10,089 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,269 km² per grid cell | 10,070 km² per grid cell | 10,424 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,986 km² per grid cell | 10,508 km² per grid cell | 11,442 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,177 km² per grid cell | 11,446 km² per grid cell | 12,863 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,275 km² per grid cell | 13,010 km² per grid cell | 13,580 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Italy?
- Urban area over the long-term in Italy was 13,580 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 13,580 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 423.82 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Italy rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.